When I started reading Hendricks' critique of contemporary gospel music, I found myself agreeing. I thought yes, gospel music had evolved and was no longer so strongly rooted in liberation, freedom and justice. My thoughts immediately took me to the works of Kirk Franklin and Yolanda Adams whose gospel songs could be heard in prime time on hip hop radio stations. But then I wondered if it was that bad and continued reading further. “Gospel music today…is indifferent and indifferent to the ongoing freedom struggle of black people in America. » (page 556) When reflecting on the change in the proponents of gospel music, one cannot overlook the change in the collective consciousness of society. Collectively, many African Americans no longer speak words of justice, the words are filled with hopelessness and hopelessness. Many of the points presented by Hendricks cast a negative light on the explosion of gospel music. His analysis of gospel music is not really a fair representation. He mentions that the reason behind his essay was the article written about Kirk Franklin and stating that...